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—Brewster Kahle, Founder, Internet Archive
Dear Internet Archive Supporter,
I ask only once a year: please help the Internet Archive today. Right now, we have a 2-to-1 Matching Gift Campaign, so you can triple your impact!The average donation is $45. If everyone reading this chips in just $5, we can end this fundraiser today. All we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a non-profit website the whole world depends on. We’re dedicated to reader privacy so we never track you. We never accept ads. But we still need to pay for servers and staff. I know we could charge money, but then we couldn’t achieve our mission. To bring the best, most trustworthy information to every internet reader. The Great Library for all. The Internet Archive is a bargain, but we need your help. If you find our site useful, please chip in. Thank you.
—Brewster Kahle, Founder, Internet Archive
Dear Internet Archive Supporter,
I ask only once a year: please help the Internet Archive today. Right now, we have a 2-to-1 Matching Gift Campaign, so you can triple your impact!The average donation is $45. If everyone chips in just $5, we can end this fundraiser today. All we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a non-profit library the whole world depends on. We’re dedicated to reader privacy. We never accept ads. But we still need to pay for servers and staff. I know we could charge money, but then we couldn’t achieve our mission. To bring the best, most trustworthy information to every internet reader. The Great Library for all. We need your help. If you find our site useful, please chip in.
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